Bangkok, the 4th of December 2010 [Pattaya Daily News]: At 10.00 pm on Saturday, Police Colonel Wattana Yee Jin and his team announced the arrest of Miss Sukanya Saichompoo, [23], on charges of ID theft and fraud.

Miss Sukanya, a computer science graduate, confessed that she had been looking for a job for quite sometime after graduating in 2008, but without success. She then accessed the Chulalongkorn University website and searched for the data of a celebrity or popular student in order to set up a Facebook account using their name.

Miss Sukanya chose the name of Miss Pattarin [Bell] Lapkittikul, [22] a Drum Major of Chulalongkorn University because she was very popular and pretty. By using Miss Pattarin’s photos and profile, Miss Sukanya made a lot of friends through Facebook and asked them for financial help in return for Blackberry phones. She said friends had transferred money to her, with the amounts varying between 30,000 and 130,000 baht, but she never sent the phones. Her victims included some well known Thai artists.

The police managed to arrest the suspect at the Thai-Lao Bridge border, in Nongkai based on warrant no. 1097/2553, issued by North Bangkok, on the 17th June 2010.

Police questioned Mrs. Mookda, [49], the victim’s mother, who had received a summons from the court requesting her daughter to report to the police station. She said she was shocked to learn that her daughter had been accused of cheating people of several hundred thousand baht. Besides that, she said, her daughter had faced several accusations from students at the University. Mother and daughter have now met with police and explained the truth. “I’m so happy that the police can close this case”, the mother said.

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" very popular and pretty " . . .pretty ???? sorry but it looks they PDN had used the wrong picture . . . . This just show how little people think . . . sending up to 130000,- to a person they only have contact with by computer.Facebook seems to be a shady site with warnings apearing in newspapers all over the world.

jordan

07 Dec 2010 , 01:09am

some BIB take over the business.just today i receive 2 invite to join her on fuckbook...the scam must go on...!!!!!!!!!!!!!!what a shithole is becoming this city..

james

06 Dec 2010 , 05:00pm

So ridiculous all of them to follow stupid journalists or mibs request to point her with their fingers !!! hahaha...

Harry Barracuda

06 Dec 2010 , 03:51pm

Man, she HAS to be guilty with that many people pointing at her.

harry harmony

06 Dec 2010 , 09:06am

Someone give this enterprising lass a job immediately. She at least shows some initiative and lateral-thinking, most unusual in LoS.

samesame

06 Dec 2010 , 07:32am

Is Taksiin running a copy of the TV show apprentice.

Dixon

05 Dec 2010 , 09:13pm

Don't post your personal details and business on social networking sites.There are many scammers wanting this information and they will rob you if they can use this information.Don't let Chummy have your information.

IQneg

05 Dec 2010 , 07:11pm

And she's unemployed? After this she should be assured of a great future in politics. Even got the potential to lead a major party and become PM one day - if she chooses the right party.